Baseball is said to be as American as apple pie, but the struggles and successes of people who played in the Negro Leagues are not as well-known due to racism and segregation.
Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, has been diligently working to change that. Kendrick has helped raise $20 million to ensure financial stability for the museum.
Kendrick visited Springfield this past weekend to speak at Timmons Hall Day, an event honoring the former church turned event facility at 1055 E. Webster St.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was founded in 1990 in a one-room office and is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of African American baseball and its impact on the country.